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Definitions and Meaning of retort in English
retort (n)
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
retort (v)
answer back
retort (n.)
To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
retort (v. i.)
To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
retort (v. t.)
The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.
A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works.
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retort
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat, answer backTo bend or
comeback,insult,Repartee,riposte,quip,squelch,wisecrack,witticism,zinger,Back chat
inquiry,query,question,challenge,charge,questioning,interrogation,quiz,survey,Cross-examination
retorsion => Retaliation, retool => retool, retold => retold, retitelae => reticles, retistene => resistance,
